title: Cell polarity: PIN it down!
abstract: How do plants create and maintain cell polarity? Recent studies reveal a plant-specific mechanism, which links the static cellulose-based extracellular matrix to the dynamic localization of PIN auxin carrier proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. barbara.korbei@boku.ac.at
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Korbei
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luschnig
mesh_terms: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016764:Cell Polarity / Q000502:physiology*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D002482:Cellulose; C516179:At5g05170 protein, Arabidopsis; D005964:Glucosyltransferases